Welcome to the Nurse Educator Forum. It is my desire that you find this a warm, inviting place and will come here often for friendly, collegial discussions.
Let me introduce myself: I have been an ADN nurse educator in a small community college in North Carolina for the past two years. My areas of specialty are medical-surgical, OBGYN and immediate newborn, and cardiac nursing. In addition to teaching, I conduct clinicals on general medical-surgical, PEDS, postpartum, and cardiac step-down units. Along with being a full time nursing instructor, I am working on my Masters in Nursing Education. I am enrolled in a fully online curricula and have been very satisfied with this so far.
I have learned much these past two years but, I have so much more to learn! I look forward to hearing from you.
Specializes in Psych, Medical Surgical, Leadership,Culture.
Greetings Greg from Ohio USA. We need many nurse educators. Quick question, may I ask why you would complete the degree in professional education instead of a Masters in Nursing with specializaion in education. In the US the preference is nursing education or other nursing specilizations. Will you be able to teach in a college of nursing with this degree. Thanks
I an not sure about everyone else, but I am actually finishing my PhD at UNLV and it is in Nursing Education. I think it is imperative that nursing education be considered separate and apart from the more traditional education route. I know UNLV has specifically chosen to offer graduate degrees designed specifically for nurse educators. They have an MSN in Nursing Education, a Post Master's in Nursing Ed, and the PhD in Nursing Ed. Here is their website:
http://nursing.unlv.edu/ I think the university of Northern Colorado also offers specialized nursing education degress online. Diane
There are a number of reasons as to why I am doing Masters in Professional Education and Training. Some are for expedientary reasons and others are for selfish reasons. I am nearly 51 years of age and I am wanting to make sure I have enough viable years left to complete a doctorate should I decide to go down that path. This masters only consists of 8 units rather than a masters of nursing alone being 12 units then would need to complete education units on top. I can complete over a four year period which seems to be the norm as it is expected that it will be completed on top of a forty hour working week. A masters degree is usually the minimum requirement to hold this job of mine but we have used a "working towards a masters degree" statement to get around this. My life experience "qualifications" got me the job. My masters will allow me to teach at University level but would be more directed at those who wish to teach at a Technical and Further Education organisation where we train our State Enrolled Nurses as opposed to RN's who train at universities. My position now is only to support the continuing professional development of the nurses from my area and has very limited role with nursing students.
Specializes in psych, addictions, hospice, education.
I have a degree in education (not nursing education) and degrees in nursing that aren't nursing education, and have found my generic education degree to be quite helpful in teaching. I've taught nursing off and on for 10 years. I think any degree in education can be beneficial if you're teaching nurses or other caregivers. While it might not focus on caregiving, it still deals with learning styles, methods of teaching, and how to go about doing it all.
My generic education degree has helped me get jobs teaching nursing too.
I absolultey agree, but I think our profession will be further enhanced as we start recognizing Nursing Education as a nursing specialty and create a pedagogy that is specific to teaching nursing. There are many roads that lead to becoming or working as effective teachers. I wouldn't think of denegrating any educator colleagues that may have chosen a different path than I did. I think that if we have someone new who is considering becoming a nurse educator, that we should think first of suggesting gradaute programs that are specific to nursing education, and I think the nursing literature and research really does support that sugesstion. We do need to accept the fact that many really good educators will come to us from clinical,administrative, and advanced practice roles and I think there is room for all! Diane
The great thing about my Masters is that they openly encourage you to relate all written work to your actual situation. So I get to discuss generic issues as they directly relate to nursing. For example last semester I looked at diversity in learners and culture and this semester competencies and cirriculum. Nurses are diverse and have cultures within cultures. It is exciting to write about your passion. I am very glad to have chosen this pathway.
I am an LPN who was just hired by our local Career and Tech Center (think VoTech) to be the clinical supervisor for the CNA students in the clinical area... I attended a certification class a few weeks ago...
how did your interview go? did you like what they were offering? did you accept the position? i'm awaiting a call myself for a faculty position, so just wondering how it went for you.
Specializes in Mother/Baby; Ped Onc; Staff Development.
I've been a nurse for 30 years and have just accepted a position as a full-time instructor in an ADN program. I have a Master's Degree in Parent/Child Nursing (CNS). Most of my experience has been in staff development. I have done PRN clinical instructing and guest lectures as an adjunct faculty member in two different BSN programs. I am excited to have a full-time position and I know I have a lot to learn. I've read the "tips for new educators" post and already have a good basis for what I need to learn during my first weeks on the job. I look forward to reading and learning more on this site. Thanks!!!
Specializes in Education, NICU, Pediatrics, OB, Leaders.
Hello everyone! I have just recently graduated with my MSN with an emphasis in nursing education. (Last week:D) I have worked as a staff nurse for my entire nursing career either in L&D, or NICU. I am new to the Minnesota area and the schools that they have to offer. Looking for any advise on getting a teaching position. I would love to teach online as well as classroom settings.
Specializes in Home Health Care, LTC, Insvc Instructor.
Hi
I am not sure what say but I am an instructor at two ADN programs, one FT and other PT. One private institution and one state college. I have a worked in Home Health, Long Term Care and CNA, HHA and inservice, staff development. I also taught LPN's. This is my second year of teaching. I am really interested in teaching in online schools. My degrees include BA-biology, MA- management and public administration, ADN,BSN nursing and MS in nursing education with a certification in nursing informatics. Does anyone know how to apply and land a job teaching in online nursing schools?
I am only weeks (about 20) from my MSN/Education, it has been a rough two years. I continue to teach CPR for the network for which I am currently employed. additionally I teach in the orientation for both new graduates and new organizational employees.
Diane
MilesRN, BSN, MSN, DNP
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Greetings Greg from Ohio USA. We need many nurse educators. Quick question, may I ask why you would complete the degree in professional education instead of a Masters in Nursing with specializaion in education. In the US the preference is nursing education or other nursing specilizations. Will you be able to teach in a college of nursing with this degree. Thanks